A woman and a girl fetch water in a forested area in the heart of eastern Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district.  Photo: Vikas Choudhary/CSE
Water

Unpaid labour in the heart of Gadchiroli

Around the world, women and girls spend 250 million hours each day fetching water — time that could otherwise go towards education, work or rest, a UN report found earlier this year

Vikas Choudhary
A woman and a girl fetch water in a forested area in the heart of eastern Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district.